Sermons on Spiritual Life (Page 15)

We are mortal

Tonight we remember that we are mortal. That we are made of stardust and to dust we shall return, carbon to carbon. And why do we do this, year after year? As if our unexpected aches and pains were not enough to remind us that we are mortal!

Entering the Graciousness of God

Jesus tells to forgive those who hurt us, and pray for our enemies but this is not just a new set of rules – be nice to others even when they’re not nice to you – rather it is an invitation to participate in the grace of God, as the sons and daughters of the Most High.

 Meet the Prophet Jeremiah

Introduction:   An American vice president half a century ago taunted his detractors by calling them “Jeremiahs,” and also “nittering nabobs of negativism.”  That vice president later resigned in disgrace, while the words of Jeremiah live on forever.  Yet while today we may have more words from Jeremiah than from any other Biblical prophet, we perhaps rarely read them.  They’re not easy to hear.  Therefore, our guest preacher Mike invites us to take in all the span of Jeremiah’s long…

Transcendence

It seems that our ancestors experienced moments of transcendence – of heaven breaking through – when the scriptures were read. What makes transcendence more likely? How can we prepare ourselves for God to reveal Godself in our lives?

God is well-pleased

Our ministry is to bring the qualities of the Spirit into every interaction, every relationship. God is well-pleased with us and that is why we choose to make this our life’s path.

Disruption and Peace

We are constantly having experiences of exile and loss; we are also constantly being led out of exile and loss into the promised land where we can live every moment aware of the presence of God. The trick is to live with both; to find the peace of God’s unconditional love in the disruption of our lives, because it is the Christ who brings peace and the Christ who brings disruption.

The New Relationship

Luke 2:1-20 I wonder what the shepherds thought they would find when they went into Bethlehem? The angel said that a baby will be a sign but the shepherds didn’t say to each other, “Let’s go and see the baby” – they said “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” I wonder what they were expecting? I also wonder how they found the right place…